中程
なかほど · nakahodo · JLPT N1 · noun
center
中 (middle) + 程 (extent, degree) = the middle extent, i.e. midway along a stretch
Read なかほど as naka (middle) + hodo (extent). The same 程 appears in 程度 (degree), so 中程 means how far along the middle of something you are.
中 — vertical stroke 丨 through enclosure 口
Pictograph of a banner or pole piercing the center of a target or territory, depicting the idea of 'middle' or 'center'. The horizontal frame represents boundaries, and the vertical line marks the central axis. The meaning extended from spatial center to 'middle, central, China' (中国, the Middle Kingdom).